Flood damage? 8 problems to watch out for

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Health and safety risks

Barbara Koster stands on her front door as she surveys her property that was left devastated by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, August 26, 2017.ADREES LATIF/REUTERS
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"[Homeowners] need to make sure it's safe," said Granger MacDonald, a Texas-based builder and developer and the National Association of Home Builders' 2017 board chairman. "Safety is always going to be number one."

Homeowners on the Gulf Coast took the brunt of Hurricane Harvey, with most of their damage caused by wind and rainwater. However, according to MacDonald, that's very different from the kind of damage homeowners in Houston and other surrounding areas faced. Their problems were primarily caused by rising water during and after the heavy rainfall.

"They're really almost like two separate events," MacDonald said, "which is what makes this the most peculiar storm on record."

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